2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV warning

when
thetraffic situation permits.If you are
unsur e,pull over toasafe locat ionand stop
befo reoper atingth etele phon e.
Bear inmin dth at ataspeed ofonly 30mph
(appro ximately 50km/h), thevehic lecov ers a
dist anceof 44 ft(appro ximately 14m)per
sec ond .
Drive sensibly –sav efuel Obser
vethefollo wing tipstosave fuel:
R The tires should always beinflated tothe
rec omm endedtirepres sure.
R Remov eunn eces sary loads.
R Remov eroof rackswhen they are not nee-
ded.
R Warm uptheeng ineatlow enginespeeds .
R Av oid frequent accelerat ionorbrak ing.
R Have allmain tenanc ework carried outas
indic ated bytheserv iceinterv als inthe
Maint enanceBoo klet orby theserv iceinter-
val display.
Fuel consumpt ionalso increase swhen driving
in cold weath er,instop- start traffic andinhilly
ter rain .
Drink ingand driving G
WAR
NING
Dr ink ing and drivingand/ ortak ing drugs
and drivingare verydang erous combina-
tio ns.Ev en asmall amoun tof alcoh olor
drugs canaffectyour reflexe s,perc eptions
and judg men t.
The poss ibilityof aserio usoreven fatal
acc iden tis great lyinc rease dwhen youdrink
or tak edrugs anddrive.
Do not drinkor tak edrugs anddriveor allow
anyon eto driv ewho hasbeen drinkingor
tak ing drugs .
Emiss ioncontr ol G
DANGER
Combust ionengines emit poison ous
exh aust gases suchascar bon mon oxide.
In halin gth ese exhaust gases ishazar dous to
healt hand canresult inpoison ing.Ther eis a
risk offat alinj ury. Ther efore,nev erleave the eng
inerunningan enc losed spacewith out
adequat even tilat ion.
Cert aineng inesyst ems aredesign edtokee p
th elevel ofpoison ouscom ponentsin exh aust
fume swith inlegal limits.
These systems onlywork atpeak efficien cyif
th ey are serv iced exactlyinacc ordan cewith
th eman ufact urer'sspec ification s.Always have
work ontheeng inecarried outataqualified
spec ialist workshop. Mercedes- Benzrec om-
men dsthat you useanautho rized Merc edes-
Ben zCent erfor this purpos e.In part icular ,
work relevanttosafet yor on safet y-relate d
syst ems must becar ried outataqualified spe-
cialis twork shop.
The enginesettings must notbechan ged
under anycircums tances .Furt herm ore,all
spec ificserv icework must becar ried outat
regular interv als and inacc ordan cewith the
Merc edes- Benzserv icerequir ements.Det ails
can befoun din theMaint enanceBoo klet. ECO
display
The ECO display showsyouhow econom ical
your drivingstyle is.The ECO display assists
you inachie vingth emost econom icaldriving
st yle fortheselec tedsettings and prev ailing
con ditions .Your drivingstyle can significant ly
inf luenc eth evehic le'sconsumpt ion. 0043
Accele ration
0044 Coast ing
0087 Cons tant
0085 Add itional rangeachie ved
Range 0085isshown underBonusfr. Start Bonu
sfr. Start
and represen tstheaddit ional rangeachie ved
sin ce thebegin ningof thejour ney asaresult
of an adapte ddriv ingstyle.
If th efuel level hasdropp edintoth erese rve
ran ge, theFuel Low Fuel
Lowmess ageisshown inthe
mult ifunction display instead ofran ge0085. The
00B6 warninglamp intheins trumen tclust er
also lightsup (Ypage 239). Drivin
gtip s
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take
advantag eof eng inebraking .For this
yo umu stfirst acti vate ma nua lge arshi ftin g.
Thi she lpsyo uto avoid ove rheating the
bra kes and wearing themoutexce ssivel y.
Wh enyoutake advantag eof eng inebraking ,
it is po ssi ble tha ta dri ve wheelwi llnot
rota tefor som etim e,e.g .on aslip pe ry roa d
su rfa ce. Thiscou ldcau sedama getothe
dri ve train. Thistyp eof dama geisnot cov-
ere dby the Merced es-Benz warranty.
Bri eflyde pre ssing the accelera tor pedalon
do wnh ill gra dients while the manua ldri ve pro -
gra mM istemp orarilyacti vated :the automa tic
tra nsmi ssion maysw itch tothe last acti ve
au toma ticdrive pro gramEor S.The automa tic
tra nsmi ssion mayshi ftto ahighe rge ar.Thi s
can reduce theengine'sbra king effect.
He avy and light loads G
WA
RNING
If yo ures tyo ur foo ton the brakepedal
wh ile dri vin g,the braking syste mcan over-
he at. Thisincr easesthe stop ping dista nce
and canevencau sethe braking syste mto
fa il. The reisaris kof an acc ident.
Nev erusethe brakepedalas afoo tres t.
Nev erdepre ssthe brakepedaland the
acc elera tor pedalat the same time.
! Dep
ressing the brakepedalcons tantly
res ults inexce ssive and prematurewe arto
the brakepads.
If the brakes have been subje cted toahe avy
lo ad ,do not stop thevehicleim med iatel y.
Dri veon for asho rtwh ile. Thi sal lo ws the air-
flo wto coo lthe brakes morequ ickl y.
We troad s If
yo uha ve driven foralong tim ein he avyra in
wi thou tbra king ,the rema ybe ade laye drea c-
tio nfro mthe brakes when bra king forthe first
tim e.Thi sma yal so occu raf ter the vehicleha s
be en washe dor driven throughde ep water.
Yo uha ve todepre ssthe brakepedalmor e
fir ml y.Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce fromthe
veh iclein fro nt.
After drivin gon awe troa dor havin gthe vehi-
cle washe d,bra kefirml ywh ile pa ying atte ntion
to the trafficcond itions .Thi swi llwa rm upthe bra
kediscs ,the reb ydry ing themmor equ ickl y
and protecti ngthe magainst corr osion.
Li mite dbrak ingperf orman ceon salt-
treate droad s If
yo udri ve on salte droa ds,a laye rof saltres i-
du ema yfor mon the brakediscs and brake
pa ds.Th iscan resultin asigni ficantl ylo nge r
bra king dista nce.
R In ord erto pre vent anysaltbu ild-u p,apply
the brakes occa siona lly wh ile pa ying atte n-
tio nto the trafficcond itions .
R Ca ref ully de pre ssthe brakepedaland the
be ginning andend ofajou rney .
R Ma inta inagre aterdi sta nce tothe vehicle
ah ead.
Se rvi cing the brak es !
Th
ebra kefluidlevel maybe too low, if:
R ifthe red brakewarning lamp lights upin
the instrument cluste rand
R youhe ar awa rning tone while the engine
is running
Ob serve additio nal warning mes sage sin the
mu ltifu nctio ndisp lay.
Th ebra kefluidlevel maybe too low du eto
bra kepadwe aror leaki ng bra kelines .
Hav ethe brakesyste mche cked immed i-
ate ly.Co nsu ltaqu alifi ed speci alistwo rk-
sho pto arrange this.
! A
functio nor perfo rma nce testsho uld onl y
be car riedou ton a2-a xle dynam ome ter.If
yo uwi sh toopera tethe vehicleon such a
dy nam ome ter,plea se cons ulta qu alifi ed
sp eci alistwo rksh opinad vance. Youcou ld
othe rwise da ma gethe drive trainor the
bra kesyste m.
! As
the ESP ®
sy ste mopera tes automa ti-
cal ly,the engineand theigniti onmu stbe
sw itch edoff (theSma rtKeymu stbe inpo si-
tio n0092 or0047 inthe igniti onlock), ifthe
el ectr icpa rki ng bra keistes ted onabra king
dy nam ome ter(ma ximum 10second s).
Bra king triggered automa tically by ESP ®
ma ycau sesever eda ma getothe brakesys-
tem.
All che cks and mainte nanc ewo rkon the brake
sy ste mmu stbe car riedou tat aqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op. Dr
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G
WARNING
Flamma blemateria lsuch aslea ves, grass or
twigs mayignite ifthey come intocontact
with hotparts ofthe exhau stsystem. There
is arisk offire.
When drivingon anunpa vedroad oroff-
road ,check thevehicl eunders ideregu larly.
In particu lar,remove trappedpla ntparts or
other flamma blemateria l.Contact aqua li-
fied speci alist worksho pimmed iatelyif dam-
age isdetected.
! There
isarisk ofdama getothe vehicl eif:
R the vehicl ebecome sstuck, e.g.onahigh
curb oran unpa vedroad
R you drive toofast over anobstacl e,e.g. a
curb, aspee dbump orapothol ein the
road
R ahea vyobject strikes theunderb odyor
parts ofthe chassi s
In situa tions likethis, thebody ,the under-
body ,chassi sparts, wheelsor tires couldbe
dama gedwitho utthe dama gebeing visib le.
Comp onents damagedinthis way canunex-
pectedl yfail or,inthe case ofan accide nt,
no longer withsta ndthe loadsthey are
desi gned to.
If the underb odypanel ingisdama ged,com-
bus tible materia lssuch aslea ves, grass or
twigs cangather betweenthe underb ody
and theunderb odypanel ing.Ifthese materi-
als come incontact withhotparts ofthe
exhau stsystem, theycancatch fire.
In such situations, havethevehicl echecked
and repa iredimmed iatelyat aqua lified spe-
cial istworksho p.Ifon continuing yourjour-
ney you notice thatdrivingsafety is
impa ired,pul lover andstop thevehicl e
immed iately,pay ing attention toroad and
traffic conditions. Insuch cases, consult a
qua lified speci alist worksho p.
The vehicl eis only designed foreasi lynegotia -
ble off-road terrainandpoor roadsurfaces.
When drivingoff-road ,sub stances suchas
sand, mudandwate ror wate rmixed withoil
may getinto thebrakes .This couldresu ltin a
redu cedbraki ngeffect orintotal brake failure
and alsoin increas edwea rand tear. Thebrak-
ing chara cteristics changedepending onthe
materia lentering thebrakes .Cle anthe brakes
after drivingoff-road .If you detect aredu ced braki
ngeffect orgrindi ngnoises ,have the
brake system checked inaqua lified speci alist
worksho pas soon aspossi ble.Adapt your
drivi ngstyle tothe differ entbraki ngchara cter-
istics.
Driving off-road increasesthe likel ihoo dof
dama getothe vehicl e,whi ch, inturn, canlead
to fail ure ofthe mechani calasse mbly orsys-
tems. Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe ter-
rain conditions. Drivecarefu lly.Have damage
to the vehicl erectified immediatelyat aqua li-
fied speci alist worksho p.
Do not shift intotransmissi onposi tion 005C
when drivingoff-road .You couldlose control
of the vehicl eif you attempt tobrake thevehi-
cle using the service brake.Ifthe grad ientis
too steep foryou rvehicl e,drive backdownin
reverse gear.
Gene ralnote s H
Envi
ronmental note
Protection ofthe environment isof prima ry
importa nce.Treatnature withrespe ct.
Observe allprohi biting signs.
Rea dthis section carefullybefore drivingyou r
vehicl eoff-road .
Off-road drivingisonly possi blewith the
ON&OFFROAD package.
The followi ngdrivi ngsystems arespeci ally
ada pted fordrivi ngover easilynegotia bleoff-
road terrain:
R Off-road program(Y pag e170)
R Off-road ABS(Ypag e60)
R Off-road 4ETS(Ypag e64)
R Off-road ESP®
(Y pag e66)
R DSR (Downhi llSpeed Regulation)
(Y pag e169)
Observe thefollowi ngnotes:
R Stop thevehicl ebefore starting todrive
alo ng anoff-road route.Ifnecessa ry,acti-
vate theoff-road program(Y pag e132) .
R To avoi ddama gingthevehicl e,make sure
there isalw ayssuffi cient groundclea rance.
R Che ckthat items oflug gage andloadsare
stowed safelyand arewellsecure d
(Y pag e256).
R Alwa yskeep theengine running andingea r
when drivingon adow nhill gradient. Acti-
vate DSR (Ypag e169) . 154
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R
Driv equ ickl yto ove rcom ethe rolling res ist-
ance .Othe rwise the vehicle's wheelscou ld
be come stuckinloose ground .
R Driv ein the tracks ofothe rveh icles ifpo ssi -
bl e. Ma kesure tha t:
- the tire ruts arenot too deep.
- the sand issu fficie ntly firm.
- the ground clearance ofthe vehicleis su f-
fic ient.
Tire ruts andgrav elroad s !
Ch
eck thatthe ruts arenot too deep and
tha tyo ur veh icleha ssu fficie ntcle arance .
Othe rwise, your veh iclecou ldbe dama ged
or bottom outand getstu ck.
Ob ser vethe followi ng ruleswh en drivin galong
ru ts inoff -roa dterr ain or on roa dswith loose
gra vel:
R Activ atethe off-roa dpro gram(Y page 132 ).
R Avoi dhigh eng inespee ds.
R Shi ftto alowe rge ar using the left-ha nd
stee ringwh eelpa dd leshi fter .
R Driv eslow ly.
R Wh ere ruts aretoo deep,dri ve with the
wh eelsof one side on the cente rgra ssy
ar ea ,if po ssi ble. Trave
ling uphi ll
App roac h/depa rture angle G
WA
RNING
If yo udri ve on astee pincl ine atan ang leor
tur nwh en drivin gon anincl ine,the vehicle
cou ldslip side wa ys,tip and rollover .The reis
a ris kof an acc ident.
Alw aysdri ve on astee pincl ine inthe line of
fa ll(s tra ight up ordown) and donot turnthe
veh icle.
R Ob ser vethe warnings foroff-roa ddri vin g
(Y page 153 ).
R Fol low the line offallwh en drivin gon slop es
and steepincl ines.
R Befo redrivin gon extre meuphilland down-
hi llgra dients ,sel ect the off-roa dpro gram
(Y page 132 ).
R Driv eslow ly. R
Accel erategently and makesure tha tthe
wh eelsaregri pping .
R Avoi dhigh eng inespee ds,exce ptwh en driv-
ing onsandy and muddyrou tes with high
dri vin gres istance .
R Use theleft-ha ndstee ringwh eelpa dd le
shi fter toshi ftto alowe rge ar appro priate to
the gradient.
R Use theleft-ha ndstee ringwh eelpa dd le
shi fter toshi ftinto alowe rge ar ingo od time
on long and steepdo wnh ill gra dients .
Hil lsta rtas sist willai d yo uwh en pulling away
on ahill. For furthe rinfo rma tionab ou thi ll
sta rtas sist, see (Ypage 128 ).
Do not shiftinto transmi ssion positio n005C
wh en drivin goff -roa d.Yo ucou ldlose contro l
of the vehicleif yo uatte mpt tobra kethe vehi-
cle using the servicebra ke. Ifthe gradient is
too stee pfor your veh icle, dri ve back down in
rev ers ege ar.
Alw aysob ser vethe appro ach /de partu reang le
va lues (Y page 342 ).
Maxi mum gradient-c limbi ngcapabi lity Alw
aysob ser vethe maxim um gradient climb-
ing ability values (Y page 342 ).
Hil ltops Wh
endrivin gup anuphillgra dient, slig htl y
red uce pressu reon the accelera tor imm edi-
ate lybe for erea ching the browof the hill.
Ma keuseof the vehicle's ownimp etusto
tra vel ove rthe brow.
Thi ssty leof dri vin gpre vents :
R the vehiclefro mlifting offthe ground onthe
bro wof ahill
R the vehiclefro mtra vel ing too quickl ydo wn
the othe rsi de
Dri ving dow nhill R
Driv eslow ly.
R Do not drive atan ang ledo wn stee p
incl ines.Stee rinto theline offalland drive
wi th the frontwh eelsalig ned straight. Oth-
erw ise, the vehiclecou ldslip side wa ys,tip
and rollover .
R Shi ftto alowe rge ar using the left-ha nd
stee ringwh eelpa dd leshi fter befor etackl ing
stee pdo wnh ill gra dients . 15
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X
Accel eratethe vehicleto the desired speed.
X Bri eflypre ssthe cruise contro lle ver up0043
or down 0044.
X Re move your foo tfrom theacce lera tor
pe dal.
Cr uise contro lis acti vated .The vehicleau to-
ma tica lly ma inta insthe stor edspe ed.
i Cr
uise contro lma ybe una ble to ma inta in
the stor edspe edon uphillgra dients. The
stor edspe edisres um edwhen the gradient
eve nsout.Cr uise contro lma inta insthe
stor edspe edon downh ill gra dients byauto-
ma tica lly ap plying the brakes.
Sto ringthe curren tspe edorcal ling up
the laststo red speed G
WA
RNING
If yo ucal lup the stor edspe edand itdiffer s
from thecurrent speed,the vehicleacce ler-
ate sor decel era tes. Ifyo udo not know the
stor edspe ed,the vehiclecou ldacce lera te
or bra keune xpected ly.The reisaris kof an
acci dent.
Pa yatte ntionto the roadand trafficcond i-
tio ns before calling up the stor edspe ed.If
yo udo not know thestor edspe ed,stor ethe
de sired speedagain.
X Bri eflypu llthe cruise contro lle ver towards
yo u0085.
X Re move your foo tfrom theacce lera tor
pe dal.
The first time cruise contro lis acti vated ,it
stor esthe current speedorreg ulate sthe
spe edofthe vehicleto the previouslystor ed
spe ed.
Se ttin gaspe ed Kee
pin mind thatit ma ytake abri efmome nt
unti lthe vehicleha sacce lera ted orbra ked to
the speedset.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin5mph incre -
men ts(10km/h incre men ts):bri efly
pre ssthe cruise contro lle ver up0043 past the
pre ssu repoint for ahighe rspe ed,or
do wn 0044for alowe rspe ed.
X To
adjust thesetspe edin1mph incre -
men ts(1 km/h incre men ts):bri eflypre ss
the cruise contro lle ver up0043 tothe pres- su
re point for ahighe rspe ed,or down 0044
for alowe rspe ed.
i Cr
uise contro lis not deacti vated ifyo u
de pre ssthe acce lera tor pedal.For exampl e,
if yo uacce lera te bri eflyto ove rtake ,cru ise
contro lad jus tsthe vehicle's spe edtothe
la st spe edstor edafte ryo uha ve fini she d
ove rtaki ng.
De acti vati ngcrui secontro l The
rearesev eralwa ystodeacti vate cru ise
contro l:
X Bri eflypre ssthe cruise contro lle ver for-
wa rds 0087.
or X Bra ke.
Cr uise contro lis au toma tically de acti vated if:
R the vehicleis sec ured with the electri cpa rk-
ing brake
R youar edri ving atless tha n20 mph
(30 km/h )
R ESP ®
inte rvenes oryoude acti vate ESP ®
R youshi ftthe trans mission topositio n005C
wh ile dri ving
If cru ise contro lis de acti vated ,yo uwi llhea ra
wa rning tone. Youwi llsee theCruise Con‐ Cru
ise Con‐
tro lOff tro
lOff message inthe multifu nctio ndis-
pl ay for appro xima telyfiv esec ond s.
i Whe
nyo usw itch offthe engine,the last
spe edstor ediscle ared . Ac
tiv eDi stan ceAssist DISTRO NIC
Ge neral notes Active
Distance AssistDISTR ONICreg ulate s
the speedand automa tically hel psyouma in-
tai nthe dista nce from thevehiclede tecte din
front. Vehicles arede tecte dwi th the aid of the
ra da rsens orsystem .Active Distance Assist
DISTR ONICbra kes automa tically to avoid
exce eding the setspeedortoma inta inthe
de signa ted dista nce from thevehiclein front.
If Active Distance AssistDISTR ONICde tects
tha tther eis aris kof acol lisi on with the vehi-
cle infront, youwi llbe warned visually and
au dibly. Active Distance AssistDISTR ONIC
canno tpre vent acol lisi on withou tyo ur inte r-
venti on.Aninte rmittent warning tonewillthen 15
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sound
andthedistance warninglampwilllight
up inthe instrument cluster.Brakeimmedi-
ately inorder toincrease thedistance tothe
vehicle infront ortake evasive actionprovided
it is safe todo so.
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC operatesin
the speed rangebetween 0mph (0km/h) and
120 mph (200km/h) .
Change intoalower gearingood timeonlong
and steep downhill gradients. Thisisespeciall y
important ifthe vehicle isladen. Bydoing so,
you willmake useofthe braking effectofthe
engine. Thisrelieves theload onthe brake sys-
tem andprevents thebrakes fromoverheating
and wearing tooquickly.
Do not use Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC
on roads withsteep gradients.
For Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC to
assist youwhen driving, theradar sensor sys-
tem must beoperational.
As Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC trans-
mits radar waves, itcan resemble theradar
detectors ofthe responsible authorities.You
can refer tothe relevant chapterinthe Opera-
tor's Manual ifquestions areasked aboutthis.
i USA
only: Thisdevice hasbeen approved
by the FCC asa"Vehicul arRada rSystem".
The radar sensor isintended foruse inan
automotive radarsystem only.Removal,
tampering, oraltering ofthe device willvoid
any warranties, andisnot permitted bythe
FCC. Donot tamper with,alter, oruse inany
non- approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis device
could voidtheuser's authority tooperate
the equip ment.
i Canada
only:Thisdevice complies with
RSS-21 0of Industry Canada.Operation is
subject tothe followi ngtwo conditions:
1. This device maynotcause interferen ce,
and
2. This device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operationofthe device.
Removal, tampering, oraltering ofthe
device willvoid anywarranties, andisnot
permitted. Donot tamper with,alter, oruse
in any non- approved way.
Any unauthorized modificationtothis device
could voidtheuser's authority tooperate
the equip ment. Importa
ntsafety notes G
WARNING
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC doesnot
react to:
R people oranimals
R stationary objectsinthe road, e.g.stop-
ped orparked vehicles
R oncoming vehiclesandcrossing traffic
As aresult, Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC mayneither givewarnings nor
intervene insuch situations. Thereisarisk
of an accident.
Always paycareful attentiontothe traffic
situation andbeready tobrake. G
WARNING
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC cannot
alwa ysclearly identify otherroadusers and
complex trafficsituations.
In such cases, Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC can:
R give anunnecessary warningandthen
brake thevehicle
R neither giveawarning norintervene
R accelerate orbrake unexpectedly
There isarisk ofan accident.
Continue todrive carefully andbeready to
brake, especial lyifAct ive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC warnsyou. G
WARNING
Act ive Distance AssistDISTRONIC brakes
your vehicle withupto50% ofthe maximum
possible deceleration. Ifthis deceleration is
not sufficient, Active Distance Assist
DISTRONIC alertsyouwith avisual and
acoustic warning. Thereisarisk ofan acci-
dent.
Adjust yourspeed inthese cases andmain-
tain sufficient distance.
Apply thebrakes yourselfand/or takeeva-
sive action. Driving
systems
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The
specified minimum distancecanbe
changed whileActive Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC isswitched onoroff.
i Make
surethatyoumaintain theminimum
distance tothe vehicle infront asrequired
by law. Adjust thedistance tothe vehicle in
front ifnecessary. X
To increase: turncontrol0087 indirec-
tion 0044.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC then
maintains agreater distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront .
X To decrease: turncontrol0087 indirec-
tion 0043.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC then
maintains ashorter distance between your
vehicle andthevehicle infront .
Deactivating ActiveDistance Assist
DISTRONIC There
areseveral waystodeactivate Active
Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC:
X Briefly pressthecruise controllever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brake, unless thevehicle isstation ary. X
Briefly pressthecruise controllever for-
wards 0043.
or X Brake, unless thevehicle isstation ary.
When youdeactivate Active Distan ceAssist
DIS TRONIC, theActive Distance Assist Active
Distance Assist
Off Off
message appearsonthe multifunct iondis-
play forapproximately fiveseconds.
i The
lastspeed stored remains storeduntil
you switch offthe engine. Active Distan ce
Assist DISTRONIC isnot deactivated ifyou
depress theaccelerator pedal.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isautomati-
cally deactivated if:
R you engage theelectric parking brakeorif
the vehicle isautomatically securedwiththe
electric parking brake
R ESP ®
inter venes oryou deactivate ESP®
R the trans mission isin position 005D,005Eor005C
R you pull thecruise controllever towards you
in order topull away andthefront -
passenger doororone ofthe rear doors is
open
R the vehicle isskidding
R you activate Active Parking Assist
If Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isdeacti-
vated automatically, youwillhear awarning
ton e.You willsee theActive Distance Active
Distance
Assist Off Assist
Offmessage onthe multifunct iondis-
play forapproximately fiveseconds.
Act ive Distan ceAssist DISTRONIC isalso auto-
matically deactivated whenyouactivate DSR.
The 00C6 DSRsymbol appears inthe multi-
funct iondisplay . Driving
systems
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Warning
displays 0043
Segments onthe left-ha ndside ofthe vehi-
cle
0044 Segments onthe right-ha ndside ofthe
vehicl e
0087 Segments showingopera tional readiness
The warning displaysshow thedista nce
betwe enthe sensors andtheobsta cle.The
wa rning displayforthe front areaisloca tedon
the dashboa rdabo vethe center airvents. The
wa rning displayforthe rear area isloca tedon
the headliner inthe rear compa rtment.
The warning displayforeach sideofthe vehi-
cle isdivi ded into fiveyellow and tworedseg-
ments. ParkingAssist PARKTR ONICisopera -
tional ifyel low segme ntsshow ingopera tional
read iness 0087light up.
The gearleve rposi tion orthe transmiss ion
posi tion ofthe automatic transmiss ionand the
dire ction inwhi chthe vehicl eis roll ing deter-
mine whichwarning displayisactive whenthe
engine isrunning. Transmissi
onposi -
tion Warning
display 005B
Front
areaactiva ted 005E,
005Corthe vehi-
cle isroll ing back-
wa rds Rea
rand front areas
activa ted 005D
No
area sactiva ted One
ormore segme ntslight up asthe vehicl e
app roache san obsta cle,depe nding onthe
vehicl e'sdista ncefrom theobsta cle.Inadd i-
tion, warning tones areissu ed.
When thedista ncetothe obsta cleissuffi cient,
you willhea ran intermittent warning tone. The
shorter thedista ncetothe obsta cle,the
shorter thefrequ ency ofthe intermittent warn-
ing tones become s.When theminimu mdis-
tance isreache d,you heara continuou swa rn-
ing tone.
De activati ngoractivati ngParking
Ass istPARK TRONIC 0043
Indica torlam p
0044 Deactiva tesoractiva tesParki ngAssist
PARKTR ONIC
If indica torlam p0043 islit, Parki ngAssist
PARKTR ONICisdea ctivated.
i Parki
ngAssist PARKTR ONICisau tomati-
call yactiva tedwhe nyou turn theSmartKey
to posi tion 0048inthe igniti onlock. Driv
ingsyste ms
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